Uriah Heep discography
| Uriah Heep discography | |
|---|---|
 Uriah Heep in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| Live albums | 20 |
| Compilation albums | 41 |
| Singles | 33 UK: 27 |
| Video albums | 18 |
Over the years, the British hard rock band Uriah Heep has released 25 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums, 41 compilation albums, 27 UK singles (33 worldwide) and 17 videos. The band's best selling album is Sweet Freedom, which was released in 1973 and its worldwide sales are more than 6 million copies. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always featured massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's operatic vocals.[1][2] Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975)[3] while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972).[4] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.[5][6] With Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep became one of the top heavy metal and hard rock bands of the 1970s.
Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [8][9] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] |
AUT [12] |
SWI [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15][16] |
US [17] |
FIN [18] |
JPN [19] | |||
| 1970 | ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (titled Uriah Heep in the U.S.)
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— | 15 | 84 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 14 | 41 | |
| 1971 | Salisbury
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— | 19 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 3 | 47 | |
Look at Yourself
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39 | 16 | — | 11 | — | — | 14 | — | 93 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1972 | Demons and Wizards
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20 | 14 | 22 | 5 | — | 89 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 28 | |
The Magician's Birthday
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28 | 6 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 43 | ||
| 1973 | Sweet Freedom
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18 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 45 | |
| 1974 | Wonderworld
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23 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 38 | 5 | 76 |
|
| 1975 | Return to Fantasy
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7 | 22 | 83 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 85 | 8 | 74 |
|
| 1976 | High and Mighty
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55 | 66 | — | 48 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 161 | 27 | — | |
| 1977 | Firefly
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— | — | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 166 | 21 | — | |
Innocent Victim
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— | 44 | — | 15 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | Fallen Angel
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— | — | — | 18 | — | — | 10 | — | 186 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Conquest
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37 | — | — | 33 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Abominog
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34 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 30 | — | 56 | — | — | |
| 1983 | Head First
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46 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 19 | — | 159 | — | — | |
| 1985 | Equator
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79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Raging Silence
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— | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Different World
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Sea of Light
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— | — | — | 87 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Sonic Origami
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Wake the Sleeper
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— | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 55 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Into the Wild
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— | — | — | 32 | 58 | 42 | — | 29 | — | 31 | — | |
| 2014 | Outsider
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— | — | — | 32 | 56 | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | — | |
| 2018 | Living the Dream
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57 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 5 | 28 | — | — | 28 [27] |
— | |
| 2023 | Chaos & Colour
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73 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | 40 [28] |
60 [29] |
— | 16 [30] |
— | |
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [12] |
FIN [18] |
GER [11] |
JPN [19] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [16][31] |
US [17] | |||
| 1973 | Uriah Heep Live
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23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 37 | |
| 1986 | Live in Europe 1979
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Shepperton '74
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Live in Moscow 1987
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Spellbinder Live 1994
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Uriah Heep in concert 1974
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Future Echoes of the Past
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Acoustically Driven
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Electrically Driven, live 2001
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | The Magician's Birthday Party
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Live in the USA
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Magic Night
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2009
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Live in Kawazaki, Japan 2010
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live in Brisbane, Australia 2011
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Live in Armenia
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live in Athens, Greece 2011
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Official Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live at the Rock of Ages Festival 2008
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Live at Koko – London 2014
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [33] |
FIN [18] |
GER [11] |
NOR [34] |
SWE [35] |
US [17] | |||
| 1976 | The Best of Uriah Heep | 8 | — | — | — | 47 | 145 |
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| 1985 | Anthology
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Anthology Volume One
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | The Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ironstrike: 14 Rock Hard Hits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Milestones
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Still 'eavy Still Proud
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Two Decades in Rock
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | Echoes in the Dark
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Rarities from the Bronze Age
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | The Lansdowne Tapes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Lady in Black
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | A Time of Revelation (4-CD box set)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Best of ... Part 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | The Best of ... Part 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Classic: An Anthology
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Easy Livin'
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Travellers in Time
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Blood on Stone
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Empty the Vaults: The Rarities
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Come Away Melinda: The Ballads
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Remasters: The Official Anthology
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Between Two Worlds
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Ultimate Collection
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— | 11 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Revelations
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Rainbow Demon: Live & in the Studio 1994–1998
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Chapter & Verse
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Very Best of Uriah Heep
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Loud Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Celebration – Forty Years of Rock
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— | — | 99 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | The Definite Spitfire Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | On the Rebound; A Very 'eavy 40th Anniversary Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Uriah Heep Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Wizards: The Best Of
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Logical Revelations
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Totally Driven
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | GER | NZ | NOR | AUS | FIN | CAN | SWI | DEN | NL | |||||||
| 1970 | "Gypsy" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble | ||||
| "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | "Lady in Black" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 6 | — | — | Salisbury | ||||
| "High Priestess" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Look at Yourself" | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Look at Yourself | |||||
| 1972 | "The Wizard" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 8 | — | — | Demons and Wizards | ||||
| "July Morning"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look at Yourself | |||||
| "Easy Livin'" | — | 39 | 15 | — | — | 75 | 15 | 25 | — | 9 | 5 | Demons and Wizards | |||||
| "Spider Woman" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Magician's Birthday | |||||
| 1973 | "Sweet Lorraine" | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "July Morning" (Live)[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uriah Heep Live | |||||
| "Love Machine" (Live)[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Stealin'" | — | 91 | 40 | 1 | 9 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
|
Sweet Freedom | ||||
| "Dreamer"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Seven Stars"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1974 | "Something or Nothing" | — | — | 45 | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Wonderworld | ||||
| 1975 | "Prima Donna" | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | Return to Fantasy | ||||
| "Return to Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||||
| 1976 | "One Way or Another"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High and Mighty | ||||
| "Make a Little Love"[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1977 | "Wise Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Firefly | ||||
| "Sympathy" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||||||
| "Free Me" | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 18 | — | — | 8 | — | — | Innocent Victim | |||||
| 1978 | "Love or Nothing" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fallen Angel | ||||
| "Come Back to Me" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1979 | "One More Night"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1980 | "Carry On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Conquest | ||||
| "Feelings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Love Stealer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| 1981 | "Think It Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | "On the Rebound" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abominog | ||||
| "That's the Way That It Is" | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1983 | "Lonely Nights" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Head First | ||||
| "Stay on Top" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1985 | "Rockarama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Equator | ||||
| "Poor Little Rich Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1989 | "Hold Your Head Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raging Silence | ||||
| "Blood Red Roses" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "Different World"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Different World | ||||
| 1995 | "Dream On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sea of Light | ||||
| 1998 | "Heartless Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sonic Origami | ||||
| 2001 | "Lady in Black" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Acoustically Driven | ||||
| 2011 | "Nail on the Head" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Wild | ||||
| 2014 | "One Minute" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outsider | ||||
| 2018 | "Grazed by Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living the Dream | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||||
Notes
Video albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Easy Livin' – A History of Uriah Heep | VHS |
| 1989 | Raging Through the Silence | VHS |
| 1990 | Live Legends | VHS |
| Gypsy | VHS | |
| 1995 | Live in Moscow (Japan only) | VHS |
| 2000 | The Legend Continues | VHS/DVD |
| 2001 | Acoustically Driven | VHS/DVD |
| Sailing the Sea of Light | VHS/DVD | |
| 2002 | The Magician's Birthday Party | DVD |
| Moscow and Beyond... | DVD | |
| 2003 | Live in the USA | DVD |
| 2004 | Magic Night | DVD |
| The Ultimate Anthology | DVD | |
| Classic Heep Live from the Byron Era | DVD | |
| Rock Legends | DVD | |
| 2005 | Between Two Worlds | DVD |
| 2006 | The Live Broadcasts | DVD |
| 2010 | Live in Concert | DVD |
| 2013 | One More Night: Collectors Rarities | DVD |
| 2015 | Live at Koko – London 2014 | DVD |
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External links
[edit]- Chart positions of Uriah Heep in the UK
- Uriah Heep discography at Discogs
- Uriah Heep discography at MusicBrainz